Friday, March 30, 2012

Encouragement

I have gotten incredible encouragement from friends old and new since posting about how things have been rough. I hate to hear about other people going through rough times, but it does make me feel less alone and makes me feel like I am not a terrible person for feeling some of the things I've been feeling. I love when people come out of the woodwork to email me or comment on here...I got an email from someone today that I met several years ago and had no idea she followed my blog. It was just the most encouraging and sweet email...it made my day!

Things were good today. We didn't have ANY appointments or prior commitments and it almost felt as though I could breath better. I took the boys on a walk and we have just hung out and relaxed all day. I talked to our littlest one's physical and occupational therapists today about every 8 weeks or so, skipping a week of therapy...just to give me a breather from all of the appointments. I honestly don't know if I have had a single day since Christmas when we got our first addition to the family that I have had nothing on the calendar that had to be done...no running Tate to preschool, no appointments, no meetings...nothing. I think I need to do this more often!

I have been pricing appliances for our new kitchen online today and even found time to watch one of my taped shows! That is UNHEARD OF during the days since our family has grown! Nearly all of our laundry is done (also completely unheard of!)...not put away, but done and folded. :) I do have a basket of my laundry up in our room where Sean is sleeping (he worked last night) that I will do later.

This weekend will be jam packed with fun things. We need some fun. Tomorrow is our Easter gathering and our niece Kayla's birthday party with the Peakin family and then after that we are heading to Des Moines where I will be doing a fellow photographer friend's family pictures in exchange for her doing our pictures the next day! Cannot wait! We got a hotel room and plan to have a fun, family night. Not going to lie...it may be rough in a tiny hotel room with all 5 of us...not sure how the sleeping is going to go. We may need prayers for that! Ha.

Sean worked has his last night shift for the next 4 weeks last night. Woohoo! I HATE when he works nights! So it'll be days for him over the next 4 weeks and that is just so much better for the whole family.

About Me

I have been married to my wonderful husband, Sean since 2004 and welcomed our amazing son Tate into our family through the blessing of adoption in 2006. We then added two more incredible boys, Wesley and Cason to our family through the blessing of adoption in October 2012. My life as a wife and mother is a challenging one, but the one I've always dreamed of.

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Our 3 Blessings from God

We struggled to start a family until God opened our eyes to the blessing of adoption. We have been blessed with 3 boys who grew in my heart!

Tate Kenneth (8)

Our little Tater Tot is our first child. Adopted at birth, he changed our world and lives in more ways than we could have dreamed. He is so smart and makes us laugh every day! Timid and sensitive while also a little wild and crazy sometimes, he is the best of both worlds! He is passionate, competitive and sensitive. He makes us so proud every day. He loves his brothers and we are so proud of the big brother they have to look up to.

Wesley Xander (5)

Our middle boy, Wesley brings constant energy to our family! He loves fully and has a personality like no other child we've ever met. He has gone through more in his short life than many will go through in entire lifetime, but you would never know. Strong and willful, loving and curious...gorgeous beyond words! Wesley is not one that people forget, he won't let you. He keeps us busy and we love that we get to be his mommy and daddy forever!

Cason Stewart (3)

Our baby. Cason is the happiest, sweetest little boy alive. He has a way of making any person who comes in contact with him, fall completely head over heels in love. He is snuggly and sensitive. He had our hearts from the moment we laid eyes on him when he was 11 months old. We knew he was going to bless our lives and change our world in ways we had never dreamed before meeting him. He suffered a lot in his first year of life and we get to spend the rest of our lives making up for what he had to endure. A blessing beyond words.

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Our Open Adoption Story

Read HERE the story of how we have been blessed with an amazing, open adoption.